Shiloh Chapter Summaries

Sun shows up when men are walking to Pittsburgh Landing. Beauregard talks with other corps commanders saying that they need to retreat. Johnston comes and asks opinions of commanders. Everyone disagrees with Beauregard. Johnston said that the South was doing amazing, but they weren't. Johnston says to strike as soon as possible. Narrator helps make plan. Narrator's father fought with Johnston. Tells Johnston's story. Johnston wrote address to telling soldiers to fight with honor. Beauregard gets paranoid because he thinks that since they can hear the Union gunshots, the Union can hear their drums. Narrator goes to sleep and remembers Sherman at academy. Beauregard thinks that Bewell has arrived because of Union cheering. Battle starts in the meeting where he tries to tell Johnston of Bewell's arrival. Johnston states that it is too late.

Narrator writes a note to his wife about him being OD. Narrator sees and talks about Bango. Talks about how Grant is obsessed with Bango and animals in general. Talks about Unconditional Surrender at Donelson. Talks about Sherman and insanity. Asks for a triple decker cake. Reach Pittsburgh Landing. Talks about 1 to 10 Southerners. Talks about his wife about how they are going to win the war. Tells Grant's life story. Narrator is told by Appler to tell Grant that there is a huge rebel army because he saw horses. Sherman could have gotten mad at Narrator but gets mad at Appler in front of troops. Narrator overhears cooks talking about Shiloh chapel. Battle starts when narrator writes a letter to his wife.

Narrator wakes up. Sees Beauregard. Firing is heard. Horse flings Cleburne into mud. Charge with bayonets. Sees Tapley (the fat soldier). Union starts shooting at Narrator. Narrator grabs biscuits and everyone else is raiding. Sees a dead guy who is running. Attack a total of three times. Narrator gets hurt on the arm. Narrator falls forward and sticks bayonet through Yankee jaw. Narrator finds rifle. Narrator is cut by bayonet. Narrator falls asleep then wakes up. He goes to Shiloh and asks for a doctor. Narrator goes to find a doctor. Narrator stops looking and just looks at the dead. Narrator sits against a tree ready to die. Sees Governor Harris. Johnston's tin cup incident. Johnston dies.

<p>Narrator gets called a coward. Men knew they were cowards. Fountain's death and Bango. Appler orders retreat after rebel attack. Infantry walks past and makes fun of skulkers. Infantry starts firing. Otto sees a gun lying on its side because of rebel firing. Another shot came toward Narrator but hit Captain Munch. Narrator moves again. Talks about how rebels are not human and are super brave. Narrator runs away. Talks about enlistment in the army. A lot of men run away. Sees Buell's army and they make fun of the people who had run away. Looks for battery, sees Grant. Narrator wants to join the army again. Joins up with gun division.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Narrator sees Buell's army come. He tells Forrest. There is an explosion from the gunboats. Sees men who ran away. Forrest charges. Strange and Narrator look for Beauregard for orders. Sees Metcalfe. Look for Forrest. Sees Prentiss' division. Forrest was looking for his son, Willie. Forrest's story is told. Polly tells his story. Polly waits for Forrest. Forrest returns with Willie who has prisoners. Polly tells Forrest news. Forrest goes to Chalmers. Chalmers does not want to fight because his men were sleepy. Forrest gets super mad. Forrest asks other Generals. They all say no. AAG tells Forrest that he should wait for morning. Polly wakes up to firing. Forrest is more casual than West Pointers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Metcalfe returns to Lieutenant Metcalfe as he stumbles down the road to Corinth, just after the defeat of the Confederate army. He remembers the dramatic death of General Johnston: how events spun out of control in its aftermath, how the disorganized and leaderless Confederate army fell victim to a surprise Federal attack the next day, how Johnston's old-fashioned chivalry had been no match for the reality they had encountered. In the confusion of the retreat, he falls in with Forrest and Polly and participates in their valiant rearguard action at Fallen Timbers. Metcalfe decides to join Forrest's unit as an enlisted man; he now believes that any hope the Confederacy has lies with men like Forrest rather than men like Johnston. The novel ends with Metcalfe tending to a delirious amputee in a wagon; the reader knows him to be Luther Dade.</p> Signup and view all the answers